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U.S. House Leader Nancy Pelosi arrives in Israel, vows support on Iran
Middle East
February 17, 2022
U.S. House Leader Nancy Pelosi arrives in Israel, vows support on Iran
JERUSALEM, Feb 16 (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Israel on Wednesday as part of…
IEA’s Birol again urges OPEC+ to narrow gap between oil targets and output
Middle East
February 16, 2022
IEA’s Birol again urges OPEC+ to narrow gap between oil targets and output
RIYADH, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their allies, known as OPEC+, needed…
Factbox: The ebb and flow of sanctions on Iranian oil
Middle East
February 7, 2022
Factbox: The ebb and flow of sanctions on Iranian oil
Feb 7 – In 2015, Iran reached a historic deal with six world powers to trade curbs on its nuclear…
EXCLUSIVE Qatar has not approached Asian buyers over gas diversions to Europe
Middle East
February 4, 2022
EXCLUSIVE Qatar has not approached Asian buyers over gas diversions to Europe
DOHA, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Qatar has not approached its Asian customers over diverting gas to Europe, QatarEnergy chief and…
Turkish jets target Kurdish positions in Iraq, Syria; 4 die
Middle East
February 2, 2022
Turkish jets target Kurdish positions in Iraq, Syria; 4 die
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish warplanes struck suspected Kurdish insurgent positions in Iraq and Syria early on Wednesday in a…
Blinken discusses Palestinian Authority reform with Mahmoud Abbas
Middle East
February 1, 2022
Blinken discusses Palestinian Authority reform with Mahmoud Abbas
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority…
Wife of convicted Israeli spy Pollard dies of COVID-19
Middle East
January 31, 2022
Wife of convicted Israeli spy Pollard dies of COVID-19
JERUSALEM (AP) — The wife of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, who championed a years-long campaign for his release from…
No exit from zero-COVID: China struggles to find policy off-ramp
World
January 27, 2022
No exit from zero-COVID: China struggles to find policy off-ramp
SHANGHAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – China’s “zero-COVID” stance has put it at odds with the rest of the world and…
Explainer: Do 5G telecoms pose a threat to airline safety?
Features/Interviews
January 19, 2022
Explainer: Do 5G telecoms pose a threat to airline safety?
Jan 18 (Reuters) – The chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo airlines have warned of a “catastrophic” aviation crisis this…
UK economy finally bigger than before pandemic in November
World
January 14, 2022
UK economy finally bigger than before pandemic in November
LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s economy grew by a much stronger-than-expected 0.9% in November, finally taking it above its…